US Government: Supply Chains in Focus
By Omar S. Nashashibi, co-founder, The Franklin Partnership, LLC
The COVID-19 pandemic not only awakened OEMs but also senior government officials in Washington, D.C. to...
US Manufacturers Face Threat of Increasing Healthcare Rates, Seek Answers to Protecting Margins
By Andrew Carlsgaard, analytics director, First Resource
In an increasingly competitive landscape for hiring and retaining skilled employees, rising healthcare and benefits costs for employers...
Booklist: Put On Your Oxygen Mask First
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, The American Mold Builder
I’ve been on enough planes at this point in my life that the safety presentation...
AMBA Delivers Power – Packed Conference in Michigan
By Lindsey Munson, editor, The American Mold Builder
American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) delivered a power-packed three-day conference in early March, where attendees –...
We Already Are Leaders
By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, The American Mold Builder
In 2000, a movie was released that didn’t have much of an impact on theater...
Addressing Tooling Labor Shortages with Automation
By Ethan Rejto, director of marketing, Mantle
One of the greatest challenges facing the toolmaking industry is labor. With COVID-19 exposing how fragile the international...
The State of US Mold Manufacturing: How Mold Builders are Doing More with Less
By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA
In 2015, US mold manufacturers were experiencing a revival of optimism. For instance, a whopping 60% of...
Driving Organizational Excellence to Generate Business Growth
By Rachael Pfenninger, director of strategic execution, AMBA
Succession planning is a topic of critical importance to American mold builders. Without it, the continuity of...
What Do Digital Textures Offer the Industrial Mold Market? Opportunity!
By Chad Hase, director of advanced manufacturing, Custom Etch Inc.
Five-axis laser machining makes digital mold textures possible for all moldmaking processes.
Mold manufacturers using laser...
The 2024 Regulatory Agenda for Manufacturing
By Omar S. Nashashibi, co-founder, The Franklin Partnership, LLC
Twice a year, the US government provides manufacturers with a preview into what it has in...
